Yext’s keystone conference, Onward19, demonstrated just how big local search is with even more knowledge awesomeness shared than in years past. The keynotes alone were worth the price of admission just for their inspiration factor, including the likes of Jill Ellis, Magic Johnson, Seth Myers, Seth Godin, and I know I’m leaving off a few. […]
Google My Business is introducing a new feature that allows hotel business owners to specify check-in and check-out times. “We’re pleased to announce that hotels can now add their check-in and check-out times to their business listing in Google My Business. This information helps customers know when rooms will be ready and when they must […]
To help searchers better navigate shopping centers and outlet malls, Google added a tab to the local panel named “Directory” which acts as a mall directory for indoor and outdoor shopping centers. It’s important to note that the tab only displays for mobile and tablet local panels in search results, which makes sense seeing as […]
A new content feature called Google Posts was officially rolled out late last week by Google to all verified GMB users and rumored to serve as the new way for businesses to share relevant social updates directly on Google Search. By enabling local businesses to create and display content on Google that links to the […]
This might come as a shock to you, but we are 41 days into 2017. That means that 11% of the year is over. It goes by so fast, and if you blinked during that time, you might have missed the following stories that emerged from the realm of Local Search and Local SEO.
Google is adding another new ad placement into search results, this time for local businesses. Local ads are not entirely new, Google Maps have had ads for a long time. Below is an example of the current map ads: What’s Changed In addition to the map, Google is now looking to include local ads in the standard search […]
Google has added a new way to view all of your locations within your Google My Business account. Map view lets owners view their locations plotted on a map by country, state, or city. The new icon can be found next to the property count info. Store location information can be viewed and updated from the map […]
Earlier this week, Google announced the release of the Google My Business API. It’s geared towards large businesses and third parties who are looking to integrate with the Google My Business platform and publish updates to customers on Google Search & Maps. Features that are supported: Create business locations with information such as name, address, phone number, […]
Google has been testing out new maps search results layouts for the past couple of months and it appears that they have found a winner. The new layout features an easy to use scrollable list of results along with the option to filter by Price, Rating, or Hours. New features include: Scrollable Search Results Pane […]
“This is the year of mobile.” — Every marketer between 2007-present It’s become a bit of broken record, and as much as many are tired of hearing that phrase, I can assure you that marketers are just as tired of saying it. The truth is that it’s not about recognizing the “year of mobile” anymore. At […]